Scanning & Re-Sizing Pics in Photoshop 7

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I have two pics taken back in ’95 and ’99 with a 35mm camera that I need to get scanned and have their output sizes increased. Each print is currently 3

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Caitlin
May 28, 2005
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I have two pics taken back in ’95 and ’99 with a 35mm camera that I need to get scanned and have their output sizes increased. Each print is currently 3
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Prints do not contain any data beyond about 300dpi, so scanning at a higher resolution is not going to increase the image quality a great deal, though for enlarging and editing up to twice this is fine, beyond that you are just making a big file needlessly.

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Jan
May 28, 2005
Sens Fan Happy In Ohio wrote:
I have two pics taken back in ’95 and ’99 with a 35mm camera that I need to get scanned and have their output sizes increased. Each print is currently 3½ x 5 and I want one print to increase to 4×6 and the other to 8×10. What is the best way to go about doing this using an HP scanner capable of 1200×1200 scans so that the photos will look their best for framing? I am not sure if I have the negatives and really don’t want to invest the $s getting them done this way unless its just not possible or will look bad in the final output.

Both pics are of a deceased child, one for a collage of him and our other kids. The second pic is for hanging on a wall to help us remember him. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Scan at the highest resolution you can. (Photographic prints are much sharper than 300dpi – I’ve made excellent blow up prints from even contact sheets…)

Jan

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